Where is Ham's Torah part 2

The Precious Stone:

In the story of Noah and the ark, at the top of the ark was something to bring light into it.  Some say it was a window, some say it was a precious sapphire stone.  If it was a window then it would only shine light when it was day.  But since it was very stormy, probably definitely rainy weather, a precious stone may have been in order.

What is so special about a precious stone?  It really enhances the beauty of something.  Crowns in particular are decked out with precious stones.  But it's not coincidental, just something pretty to decorate a crown with.  No, it's purposeful.

Keter means crown in Hebrew.  According to some, the precious gems on the crowns allows one to actually peer to what's above -- the next spiritual/astrological level.  Kind of like a crystal ball. Or like the Urim v'Thummim -- the breastplate of the Cohen/High Priest. The king wearing such a crown can boast that they were meant to be the leader because now they have access to "higher information" from above and special spiritual help. 

Also just as we place hot stones on human bodies during massages to open blocks, the sapphire stone is know for opening mental blocks.

So there was Noah and the three sons and their wives all encased in the ark with a precious sapphire stone shining above, calling to whomever will engaged with it.  Calling for 40 days.

The Intercourse:

When Adam mated with Eve, it's written Adam "knew" Eve.  In fact, this "knowing" is a way of intimately getting familiar with someone -- or even something or a concept.  When it is taught that Ham had "intercourse" in the ark, he broke a glass ceiling and gained intimate knowledge.  In addition, he actually had intercourse in the physical sense.  Canaan may have been the product of this union (which would explain why Noah took his anger out on Ham)..

There were others who also "had intercourse in the ark"  under the sapphire stone, according to the sages; the dog and the raven.  As a result, the dog was made to be tied and the raven was made to expectorate (spit).  Interestingly, the dog is, in fact, tied by humans.  It is now closer to the human plane than most animals.  In some countries it's known as a "man's best friend." 

As for the raven, interestingly, it can actually use speech much better than the well-known parrot.  Speech is a very human characteristic.  Maybe the raven can't "spit a rythm" but it can definitely speak which is a  human trait.  That combined with their great intelligence (ravens are said to be as smart as a seven year old human child).  Both the dog and the raven were brought up to a higher level away from their previous animal plane and very close to the human plane.

The dog and the raven were both brought up to a higher level.  Slightly away from the animals, and closer to the humans.  Ham was already human.  So with his new gift he also rose from human to something near the angels.  Its not uncommon to hear Black folks, particularly African Americans referring to themselves as gods and their women as godesses.

Romancing the Stone:

In the ark, Ham gazed at the precious stone and from gazing he peered through, like looking through a crystal ball, and gained intimate knowledge - as is known, sapphire stones open mental blocks.  What is this knowledge that Ham gained?

As a result of this act, he is said to have gotten stricken in the skin.

In a different section of the Jewish Torah is the story of Moses who was told to "speak to the rock" so that it would render water for the people.  Moses heard these instructions, but yet went and hit the rock instead!

This also reminds me of parents.  When a parent says to do something, they say it calmly.  If that is not heeded, the parent shouts and speaks loudly.  If that doesn't work, then the parent may give the child a smack.  A strike.   As if a strike is physical -- very loud -- word.

So Ham was "stricken" in the skin.  Another big bang just happpened.  Gd spoke strongly into Ham's skin.

Black skin is black because of the high amounts of carbon in it.  Carbon is one of the basic building blocks of life.  Nothing that is living is without carbon.  Black skin has a factor that is almost like the chlorophyll in plants.  Plants use a process called photosynthesis to convert light energy into chemical energy for fuel.  As well, melanin is a process that converts light energy from the sun into chemical energy for fuel.  That's on a physical plane.

On a different plane, let's talk about light.  In every synagogue, there is a light that is forever shining above the ark which contains the Torah.  Let that sink for a minute...  So from within the ark, Hham who was contained within the ark stared up at the light shining constantly from the precious stone and as a result was stricken in the skin ( given a Torah - instruction within the skin).

The Torah can only be written on skin.  Traditionally, it's been written in cow hide (cows are another one with high melanin in their skin).

To be continued...